Drug Treatment Programme.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 October 2006

Tuesday, 24 October 2006

Questions (341, 342)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

Question:

412 Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of addicts per health board community care area on a methadone treatment scheme per year since 1991 to date in 2006. [34380/06]

Written answers

Minister for Health and Children (Ms Harney)

The question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

Question:

413 Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of addicts registered with drug treatment services per health board area for each year since 1986 to date in 2006. [34384/06]

Minister for Health and Children (Ms Harney)

The question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.